College Management Reformation
Mark Heinrich, who has been the chancellor of the Alabama Community College System since 2012, this year began one of his toughest...
Spotlight on Covington, Butler, Crenshaw & Lowndes Counties
Covington, Butler, Crenshaw and Lowndes counties, located in southeast Alabama, are close to military bases, the capital city, ...
ArcelorMittal Bets on Auto Steel Redemption
The fortunes of steelmaking have hardened since Lakshmi Mittal, chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal, came to Calvert two years ago as part...
Namesakes
Charles and Patsy Collat School of Business The University of Alabama at Birmingham “I am blessed to have the means to help, ” says...
Legal Advice From on High
When Ken Riley, a Birmingham liability lawyer, goes out to survey an automobile accident scene, he usually takes his camera-equipped drone...
Black Belt Green
Teaming with former first lady Marsha Folsom, this Seattle couple, who made bamboo a mainstay in home flooring in the U.S., are forging another bamboo coup — in Alabama’s Black Belt.
Whistleblowers
In 2011, Blake Percival of Montgomery made a difficult choice. He sued his former employer. Percival had worked more than a decade...
Entrepreneurs Swarm in Auburn in April
When outsiders think of Auburn University, football likely comes to mind. But for one day this month the university will be the place...
Laptops, the New Sandwich Boards
The advertising trend of vehicle wrapping is so yesterday. Today it’s wrapping ads on the back of students’ laptops. Former Auburn University student...
Wal-Mart Deal Invigorates Wadley Furniture Plant
The town of Wadley, Alabama, population 700, doesn’t have a Wal-Mart, but it recently saw 50 jobs added from what...
